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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians have asked European countries to recognize an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip — a new step in the campaign to pursue statehood outside the framework of a peace deal with Israel.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A U.S. missile strike killed seven militants Thursday in a Pakistani region close to the Afghan border that has rarely seen such attacks, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.

The missiles hit a vehicle in the Spin Drand area of Khyber, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

Several concerns surfaced during a “Los Alamos Community Needs Assessment” project conducted last spring. Anne Hays Egan of New Ventures Consulting presented her assessment at Tuesday’s county council meeting in White Rock.
The community needs assessment was conducted to determine social service needs, current services available and gaps between the two.
Group interviews included 57 people in six different groups as well as 53 individuals.

Typically, seniors who are lacking the sufficient number of credits to graduate have to make them up during the summer, but a pilot program being implemented by Los Alamos High School could change that.
During Tuesday night’s school board meeting, Superintendent Gene Schmidt said the school district is trying to identify the population of students most at risk for not graduating on time. He said there are upward of 10 seniors who could benefit from the program that is being offered through IDEAL-NM, a state-approved online program.

So did you feel it?
Chances are, you didn’t.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.9 earthquake was recorded, 40 miles north, northwest of Los Alamos at 9:47 a.m. Tuesday.
The exact location was 36.399 degrees north and 106.682 degrees west, which was 30 miles north, northeast of Cuba, 40 miles south, southeast of Dulce and 65 miles northwest of Santa Fe.
According to Peter Roberts, the operator of the Los Alamos Laboratory seismic network, the quake was smaller and registered closer to 2.3.

A school board candidate workshop will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at 2075 Trinity Drive, Suite V, for those interested in running for the Los Alamos Public Schools board. The workshop will provide candidates with an overview of the board policy on roles and communications. For more information contact Superintendent Gene Schmidt at 663-2230.

A team of researchers responsible for enabling “time travel” for the world wide web has received the 2010 Digital Preservation Award from the Institute for Conservation and Digital Preservation (DPC) at a ceremony held at the Royal Institute in London.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a sweeping tax package that would save millions of Americans thousands of dollars in higher taxes for the next two years while also reducing their Social Security taxes and extending jobless benefits.